Margie rayburn biography

Marjorie Helen Orwig (June 3, – June 14, ), better known as Margie Rayburn, was an American traditional pop singer.!

Margie Rayburn (June 3, – June 14, ), was an American traditional pop singer.

MARGIE RAYBURN

Born Marjorie Helen Orwig, June 3, 1924, Madera, California
Died June 14, 2000, Oceanside, California

Margie Rayburn started her musical career during the Second World War, entertaining the troops as a big band singer.

After the war she sang with Ray Anthony's Orchestra, toured with Gene Autry, worked the San Francisco nightclubs and had a few singles released in 1954-55 on Alma, S & G and Capitol.. Around 1954 she joined the Sunnysiders, a vocal / instrumental group, formed by two former members of Spike Jones's City Slickers, banjo player Freddy Morgan (1910-1970) and Jad Paul.

Margie's husband, Norman Malkin (1918-1979) collaborated with Morgan on material for the group and is sometimes listed as a member of the Sunnysiders.

Marjorie Helen Orwig, better known as Margie Rayburn, was an American traditional pop singer.

Margie Rayburn started her musical career during the Second World War, entertaining the troops as a big band singer.

Marjorie Helen Orwig (June 3, – June 14, ), better known as Margie Rayburn, was an American traditional pop singer.

Margie Rayburn was born on June 3, in Madera, California, USA. She was married to?

This group had a hit in 1955 with "Hey, Mr. Banjo" (Kapp 113, # 12), which was also issued in the UK (London HL 8135). Norman's name is often misspelled as Milkin.

Margie left the Sunnysiders in 1956 for a solo career on Liberty Records.